Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1213

State of Kuwait · Personal Status · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office

English translation of the principle

The inclusion in a contract executed by the deceased of provisions indicating its immediate effect. Does not prevent the heir from challenging it on the ground that it conceals a bequest and proving his challenge by all means of proof. The reason therefor. The heir is deemed a third party. - 555 - Personal Status - The appellant's challenge to the two contracts of gift and acknowledgment of debt in dispute on the ground that they conceal a bequest, their request to refer the action for investigation to prove this, and the judgment's rejection of their challenge on the basis that the challenged contracts clearly indicate, in their wording and meaning, what they contain. Renders the judgment defective for inadequate reasoning and unsound inference, because it assumes the point to be proved and judges the evidence before investigating it.
Arabic original
احتواء العقد الصادر من المورث على نصوص دالة على تنجيزه. لا يمنع الوارث من الطعن عليه بأنه يخفي وصية وإثبات طعنه لكافة طرق الإثبات. علة ذلك. اعتبار الوارث في حكم الغير. - ٥٥٥ - أحوال شخصية - طعن الطاعن على عقدي الهبة والإقرار بالدين محل النزاع بأنها تخفي وصية وطلبهما إحالة الدعوى للتحقيق لإثبات ذلك ورفض الحكم طعنهما تأسيساً على أن العقود المطعون فيها ظاهرة الدلالة في عبارتها ومعناها على ما ورد فيها. يعيب الحكم بالقصور والفساد لما فيه من مصادرة على المطلوب وحكم على الدليل قبل تحقيقه.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٠/١٩٧٣ أحوال شخصية جلسة ٣/٣/١٩٧٥ مج ٧ سنوات ص ٣٨)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Personal Status — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 555. PDF pages: 540–541.

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